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They came off second best, and we haven't spoken to them since. But I think we can make valuable allies there." For all Morey's jocular manner, he realized the terrible import of this announcement. A race which had been able to cross the vast gulf of intergalactic space in the days when Terrestrians were still developing the airplane and already they had mapped Jupiter, and planned their colonies!
It was Arcot's gift of the secret of the molecular ray and the molecular ship that had enabled them to overcome their enemy of centuries, and force upon them an unwelcome peace. Now, with a fleet of fifty interstellar, or better, intergalactic battleships, Nansal was coming to Earth's aid. The battleships were now on patrol with all of Earth's and Venus' fleet.
Through the utter void of intergalactic space sped a tiny shell, a wee mite of a ship. Scarcely twenty feet long, it was one single power plant. The man who sat alone in it, as it tore through the void at the maximum speed that even its tiny mass was capable of, when every last twist possible had been given to the distorted time fields, watched a far, far galaxy ahead that seemed unchanging.
It took months of work, and it seemed it would never be finished, but finally, one clear, warm day in August, the ship was completely equipped and ready to go. On the last inspection, the elder Dr. Arcot and the elder Mr. Morey went with the four younger men. They stood beside the great intergalactic cruiser, looking up at its shining hull. "We came a bit later than we expected, son," said Dr.
If you did, we'd be left behind, and you'd never find us in the vast immensity of intergalactic space." It wasn't a pleasant idea to contemplate. Each of the suits had a radio for communication with each other and with the ship, but they would only carry a few hundred miles. A mere step in space! Wade shook his head, grinning. "I have no desire to be left all by myself on this ship, thank you.
"He suggests that the thoughts might be more familiar to him than to me." He grinned. "And they certainly aren't clear to me!" Arcot projected his thoughts directly toward the physicist; to his surprise, the man was a perfect receiver. He had a natural gift for it. Quickly, Arcot outlined the system that had made his intergalactic voyage possible.
"Yes but so is the Arctic camp, and the Antarctic camp, as well," replied Wade. "What next, Arcot. Shall we go out to intergalactic space at once?" asked Morey, coming up from the power room. "No, we'll go back to Vermont, and have the time-field stuff I ordered installed, then go to Sirius, and see what they have.
But, if we enter a huge sun, the terrific gravitational field of the mass of matter would be enough to pull the energy of our coil away from us. That actually happened the time we made our first intergalactic exploration. But it is almost impossible to fall into a large star they are too brilliant. We won't be worrying about it," grinned Morey.
In minutes the great disc of the Universe had taken form behind them, as they took their route photographs to find their way back to Earth after the battle, if still they could come. Then into the stillness of the Intergalactic spaces. "This will be our first opportunity to test the full speed of this ship. We have never tried its velocity, and we should measure it now.
Also, the uncompleted calculations in regard to another matter, a weapon which our ally, Talso, has given us, in exchange for the aid we gave in allowing them the use of one of our generators. Unfortunately the ship could not spare more than the single generator. I strongly advise rushing a number of generators to Talso in intergalactic freighters.
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